This low IQ bureaucrat plagiarized the idea from a popular science fiction novel called “Blindsight” published in 2015 or so. The aliens positioned thousands of unoccupied craft all over the world to “take a picture” / record data, then simultaneously self destruct.
I hadn’t heard of that plot. Interesting...
I think they have a room of idiots that feed off
themselves and think anything they come up with
is rational.
Fail!